About this project

$158,733

pledged of $100,000 goal

4,300

backers

Please note: The $60 pledge tier and all above it include a Digital Copy of the Alchemist's Journal.

UPDATE:

CO-OP IS IN THE GAME!! Every penny from this point forward goes to expanding the game. More summons, more monsters, more townsfolk, more customization options, more pets, more areas, more spells, more features!!

WHAT IS NEKRO?

Nekro is an overhead, randomly generated action game about summoning evil forces of darkness to do your bidding!

Hailing from the era of great classics such as Myth: The Fallen Lords, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Dungeon Keeper and more, we are creating a game rooted deep in PC gaming's history, but with all the flourishes you've come to expect from a modern experience.

Combining full HD graphics, a unique premise, solid gameplay, and tight controls Nekro can be one hell of a game - but not without you...

THE GAME

We love that old school gameplay with new school flare and attitude. For Nekro, we decided to combine the best elements from our favorite games of the last couple decades while adding in our own personal twist.

Nekro is a light-hearted yet dark themed game about controlling a powerful necromancer. The game's premise was created from a conversation that went something like this: "Wouldn't it be awesome if there was a game where you could just walk into an innocent town, raise a bunch of zombies, skeletons and monsters and watch while they rip the townspeople to shreds?" Then we paused and said, "Well, why isn't there?" What followed was many nights concepting, discussing and creating. "Wouldn't it be cool if the Nekro could craft his own spells, but...collecting reagents in a randomly generated world!" The cumulative result of these discussions is what you see before you.

In Nekro, you are the bad guy; a powerful necromancer able to create unthinkable horrors out of the twisted lifeless corpses of your enemy. Blood is your fuel; razing towns and slaughtering anything that opposes you is your creed. Even though you are evil, the humans of the land are corrupted, and will stop at nothing to wipe you out. You will face many enemies and challenges in the world of Nekro. Here's some of the content rich features you can expect to see in the final product:

A completely randomized world: Never play the same game twice.

Fully-integrated crafting system: Your spells and 'armor sets' are created with the things you find in the world...and the things you take from those within it.

A beautiful and rich world to explore: Nekro will have a host of unique tilesets and locations. From the burning hells to the ravaged lands of the east there will always be a new place to go, and as always, all of them are randomly generated. The game will put a big emphasis on exploration and discovery. The world is teeming with things to find and enemies to conquer.

Unique creature-based gameplay: Your summons will do your bidding but are not under your direct control. Each creature you create will have a set of behaviors unique to it. It's up to you to find the best combination of creatures to use for each situation. However, the nekro himself isn't powerless. If all else fails, you can always run intro the fray; transforming into a powerful demon and lay waste to your enemies.

World changing events: Each faction of the game (the nekro, the humans and the neutrals) gets their own world events that happen at random and can drastically effect the outcome of a fight. The nekro casts the world into Eternal Darkness, boosting his power. The neutrals summon The Werewolves of the Full Moon, spawning deadly werewolves across the land. And the humans call upon The Crusaders of the King, sending out extremely powerful templars to hunt monsters.

Available for PC, Mac and Linux: And completely DRM Free! (We hate it as much as you)

SCREENSHOTS AND ART

Troll, Nekro, The Evil

Shade, Horror, Punge

Priest, Witcher, Townie

(In Game) Punge, Townie

Crusader's Templar

(All in-game images pre-alpha)

WHO IS DARKFORGE?

DarkForge is a group of industry vets hailing from studios such as Blizzard, Sony, Microsoft and more. We have many years of experience creating quality games for both ourselves and large AAA studios. We have the knowledge, talent and drive to bring you this game and we will stop at nothing to make it happen. All we need is you!

THE REWARDS

Collector's EditionBox Copy: The box will be signed by the entire team
and made out to you!

iPhone/Android 'Alchemy App': View in-game models in real-time
3D, get all the stats on any unit in the game, try out different brewing
combinations, test out unit stats, and read live updates about the game
on this awesome portable app.

Art Book: This is the complete collector's item. A digital, paperback, or hardcover Art Book chocked to the brim with quality Nekro art.

Personalized Gravestone: Death knows no bounds when you are immortalized in pixelated stone!

Punge Plushie: Vomiting all over your enemies never looked so cute! Get your very own punge plushie with this reward! (Image is an artist's rendition, actual plushie will vary.)

Alchemist's Journal: A different perspective into the world of Nekro! The Alchemist's Journal contains a visual reference to the lore, spells and creatures within Nekro's unique universe.

Create a Character: Work with us directly on Skype to bring your custom ideas to Nekro! What kind of creature will you create? We can take any idea and work with it to fit it to our style and lore!

Shrine: Special in-game shrine made to your likeness. An entire area of the human's town will be created just for you! We'll decorate your shrine with flowers, skulls, kittens...whatever you want!

Play Starcraft 2 with us: You're going to get pwnd. That is all. :)

In-Game Ad Space: Have your own company's name or logo hanging off buildings within the game! We will be handling this very tastefully, nothing will be shoved in your face.

More funding allows us to expand the game, adding additional content, characters, spells, locations, items and gameplay. Here's some things we have on our wishlist that can be possible with additional funding:

Multiplayer - We're huge fans of co-op games and a co-op or head-to-head multiplayer mode is right on the top of our list.

Ports - Bringing the game to Xbox or PS3, or making a lightweight port for iPhone or Android.

Localization - More languages means more opportunities.

Remaining Publisher Free - We support indie games completely, they are the next step forward in the evolution of gaming and we want to be part of that movement to "take games back."

THANK YOU for taking the time to check out our page, our game, and all the rewards we have to offer! We're so excited to make this dream a reality, and we're looking forward to moving forward with you, the community, to make this game something exceptionally special!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $25 or more
About $25

(All Prior Rewards) + Early access Beta Key + A DRM-Free digital copy of Nekro complete with your name in the credits + Ultra high-resolution premium Desktop Background of a 3D character render from the game!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $99 or more
About $99

(All Prior Rewards) + A Limited Collector's Edition Box Copy of Nekro Signed by the Team and made out to YOU + A Behind the Scenes 'Making-of' DVD + iPhone/Android Alchemy App + Exclusive Access to a Live Stream of us Developing the Game

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $5,000 or more
About $5,000

(All Rewards $500 and Below) + Add your own (tastefully displayed) Ads within the game to be hung on the side of townie buildings + Come party with the team (Must be able to go to LA area) + Get a personal in-game Townie Shrine made in your honor - complete with a statue of your likeness!! + Play Starcraft 2 with us!